I'm torn about this. I remember MTV True Life had an episode where this guy was like 1 semester from graduating or something but he couldn't afford it because he was illegal. Kind of fucked up. I think it might be good for citizens though. Immigrants are coming over here and becoming doctors and shit and they have to work hard as fuck to do it because they don't have the same privileges as we do. If there's less financial aid to go around, US citizens will have to work harder to pay for school and to get through school which will make us more competitive. This is coming from a guy who took 6 years(not all my fault doe) to graduate and bought supreme with financial aid though.

illegal residents in Cali can get financial aid for whatever school they want with our tax dollars....

The amount of I.I. getting aid is tiny compared to the general population of recipients plus most of these kids where brought to America by their parents and are just as American as you or me. Quit being xenophobic.

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I'm not really opposed to this at all but I think it would be better if there was a merit based component built in. I'd rather see an illegal immigrant with a 4.0 getting money for school than a citizen with a 2.8. That way it'll be more like an investment for us and an incentive for them to do well in high school and college.

you pay for your school pussy? you even go to school my nigga? school still costs 30,000+ a year....

I wouldn't pay 30k/year for school unless it's a really good one, has to be like ivy or almost ivy status.
But depaul is 30k w/o financial aid, ~40k including dorm, so it shouldnt be that expensive after scholarships

^ I guess that depends on what you look for in a school and what you plan to do with your education.
I personally think depaul is a great school. Yeah it's not ivy status, but very few people actually go to one.
Especially if you major in commerce (like myself), what better place to network than downtown chicago?

Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to go to U of I. But I'm not going to quit my job to do so.

if the illegal resident gets money because of merits or academic scholarships, fine.

my parents work they ass off and barely afford my school too. then there are the many students whose rich ass family lie on their taxes and fafsa, and get to go to school basically for free with book and travel stipends.

illegal residents in Cali can get financial aid for whatever school they want with our tax dollars....

If you can't even get financial aid it means that your parents have a total income above the maximum in which they offer financial aid to. Which means that they should be able to afford a state college tuition which is pretty cheap.

And who are you to bitch about your parents' "hard earned money" being "wasted" you probably have been pampered and spoiled your whole entire life and it is most likely that you're going to a shit state College, pursuing a major in which you think would make you "big bucks", and you will probably graduate and become a big broke, piece of shit failure and blame the Government.

Even though I have my problems with illegal immigrants, ain't we all illegals anyway, if memory serves me correct native Americans were here first before ur ancestors raped, pimped and pilleged their land so ur argument would be we all get financial aid for being illegal

My brother couldn't get into community college or financial aid because of this bullshit. He works his ass off in school and work and the government wants to give money that should go to him to some fuckin spick who ran across the boarder and probably doesn't pay taxes. THAT'S FUCKIN RACIST.

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I live in Hayward, CA as in the neighbor to Oakland. I drive a ’97 Audi and go to a state college....

sucks for you. it's everywhere. affluent families, families on govt assistance, and some who make it completely on their own, paying off everything. sucks you live in hayward, go to a shitty college, and drive a shitty car. change it, that is, if you dislike that lifestyle.

It should probably be noted that, just because the residency status of these students may be illegal, they still continue to pay their own share of taxes by living in our society. They aren't immune to retail, property, service or state taxes, meaning they pay for a majority of the same taxes we do when they buy a home, pay for gas, buy text books, ect... (with the exception of employment which is a gray area, since technically they're not allowed to work, although some employers turn a blind eye to forged residency cards - in which case they actually do pay taxes under someone else's name, with all of those benefits such as social security going to someone else.)

Ill happily share my tax dollars with a student working twice as hard as you bitchass kids on here. Immigration isnt real until you live it. These kids did not choose to be here and they are working as hard as they can to make it. Like virunga said they are just as american as you and I. fucking americans are so stupid, lets complain about spending tax dollars on students trying to do something, but billions on unjustified war? no problem. KILL THEM IRAQIS WOOO.